Species Polygala latifolia
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala latifolia.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Polygala:
Gk. poly = much; gala = milk; so-called from the belief that cattle grazing in fields with this plant produced more milk. (San Marcos growers in the United States claim that Polygala virgata ‘Portola’ has this property but the authors could find no scientific evidence).
Etymology of latifolia:
From the Latin lati / latus meaning ‘wide’; and folius meaning ‘leaf’; i.e. the plant is broad-leafed
Scientific name:
Polygala latifolia Ker Gawl.
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Protologue:
Bot. Reg. 8: t. 645 (1822)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1822
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala latifolia.